เทศนา

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Thai

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Etymology

From Sanskrit देशना (deśanā, “instruction; direction”); perhaps via Old Khmer desnā or Angkorian Old Khmer desanā (“sermon, discourse, lecture; to give a sermon, discourse, or lecture”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ទេសនា (teisaʼnaa), ទេស្នា (teisaʼnaa).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเทศนา
e d ɕ n ā
Phonemic
เทด-สะ-หฺนา
e d ɗ – s a – h ̥ n ā
เท-สะ-นา
e d – s a – n ā
RomanizationPaiboontêet-sà-nǎatee-sà-naa
Royal Institutethet-sa-nathe-sa-na
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰeːt̚˥˩.sa˨˩.naː˩˩˦/(R)/tʰeː˧.sa˨˩.naː˧/(R)

Noun

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa)

  1. (religion) preaching; teaching; sermon; discourse; lecture.
  2. (slang) preaching: moral advice, especially one given in an obtrusive or tedious way.
  3. (slang) lecture: long, tedious reprimand.

Verb

เทศนา • (têet-sà-nǎa) (abstract noun การเทศนา)

  1. (religion) to preach; to teach; to deliver a sermon; to give a discourse; to lecture.
  2. (slang) to preach: to give moral advice, especially in an obtrusive or tedious way.
  3. (slang) to lecture: to rebuke or reprimand at some length.

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